2017’s greatest teacher

By: Tiffany Barnes The nominees for Walled Lake Central’s 2017 Teacher of the Year were very qualified, and the honor went to English Teacher Justin Schumacher.   “I didn’t expect to win this year, but it was an honor to be a nominee with my other great colleagues,” said Schumacher. “I thank my students, my…

Accepting and caring, a thoughtful week at Walled Lake Central

By: Miles Hirsch Walled Lake Central celebrated its first UMatter Week November 6-10. Aimed at making all Vikings feel valued along with raising mental health awareness and preventing suicide, the week included many special events and activities. “I thought that the week fulfilled its purpose of getting students to think about the impacts and effects…

Central’s spontaneous play

By: Alana Harrison Walled Lake Central’s fall play, The Mouse That Roared, will open Thursday, November 30 and be performed at 7:30 pm each night through December 2. Adults are $10 and Students and Seniors are $9 The play, which was written by Leonard Wibberley, follows the struggles of the tiny nation of Grand Fenwick’s…

Raising money for a past WLC teacher

By: Erin Pratt The Kirk Pedersen Dodgeball Tournament, an annual event held at Walled Lake Central for Kirk a former WLC physical education teacher who was injured in a hunting accident in 2008 that left him paralyzed from the neck down, raised over $3000 for his day-to-day medical expenses. Every year the students at Central…

New drinks being sold at lunch

By: Nick Cummings For the past couple years, students at Central have had a very limited selection of soft drinks available to them at lunch. As the 2017 school year rolls in, so does a wider selection of pop. No longer are the days of only diet Mountain Dew, diet Code Red, diet Pepsi, diet…

Donating blood for the needy

By: Nathan Landry The Red Cross Club held its annual blood drive on October 20. Those 16 and older could donate blood with a parent’s approval and help to collect blood for Southeast Michigan and where every pint collected saved three lives.   The blood drive happened Friday and people could donate blood between the…

After School Club is Dedicated to Food

By: Miles Hirsch Although it’s off to a slow start, one of Central’s newer after school clubs, the Epicurean Club, is hoping to bring students together to to hang out and eat food from different cultures here at Walled Lake Central. The group was scheduled to have their first meeting on October 10. The meeting…

Pb+J Handout to Homeless in Detroit

By: Christina Isbania The Giving Tree club had its annual PB and J outreach in Detroit in conjunction with Our Lady of Good Counsel in Plymouth on October 21. This special event not only feeds and clothes those who are less fortunate, but also creates a feeling of gratefulness for the things the members of…

Marching on to States

By: Jesse Evans Walled Lake Central’s marching band took part in the Michigan Competing Bands Association (MCBA) States competition November 4 at Ford Field, earning 5th place out of 12 bands in Flight One. The band’s score was 89.9, which is seen as extremely good. Instructor Kyle Peters said, “The band did extremely well, and…

Reaching Out to the LGBTQ+ Community

By: Deanna Koscik The Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) is an after school club that meets every week on Monday at 2:30 in Ms. Cronk’s classroom. The goal of the club is to create a safe space for kids who are a part of the LGBTQ+ community to talk and for kids to learn about the…